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Patented Oct. 27, 1896.

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v eAfiorgey WT sszs UNITED STATES I PATENT OFFIC RICHARD B. SLEE, OFWASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. v

BARBERS APPLIANCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 570,107, dated October27, 1896.

Application filed March 20, 1896.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RICHARD B. SLEE, of IVashington, in the District ofColumbia, have invented certain new and useful Iniprovements in BarbersAppliances; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in barbers appliances, and moreparticularly to a device for supporting the head of a person while beingshampooed.

IIeretofore in shampooing persons over washstands and the like it hasbeen necessary for the operator to support the head of the person beingshampooed or operated upon, thus leaving but one hand of the shampooeror operator free, which renders the operation of shampooing slow andtedious. This manner of shampooing is also very trying on the personbeing operated upon, because of the unsteadiness of the support.

The object of the present invention is to provide means for supportingthe head of a person while being shampooed without assistance from theshampooer or operator, a further object being to provide 'an adjustablesupport or rest whereby the head may be supported in a comfortable andeasy position.

With these ends in View my invention consists in certain novel featuresof construction and combinations of parts, as will be hereinafter morefully described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective view ofmy improvement as applied when in use, and Fig. 2 is a detachedsectional view of same.

A represents a tube, and 1 a rod, which latter is adapted to telescopeor slide within said tube. At or near the upper end of tube A is locatedan internally-screw-threaded hole 2 for the reception of thumb-screw 3,by means of which latter the rod 1 is locked in any desired adjustmentwithin said tube. The screw-threaded lower end of tube Ais adapted toreceive the internally-screw-threaded core 41, which latter is carriedby stopper or plug o. This stopper or plug is preferably made semi No.584,171. (No model.)

of any suitable yielding material and is adapted to be inserted andsnugly fit within the waste-openin g in the bowl of a washstand.

To the upper end of rod 1 is secured a headrest 6, which is preferablycurved to conform to the contour of the forehead.

The device thus described is supported in the position shown in Fig. lof the drawings through the medium of plug or stopper 5,

which, as above stated, fits in the wasteopening of the bowl andmaintains said device or support in an upright position. By attachingthe support or tube to a yielding plug the support can move laterally,while it supports the head against downward pressure.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the construction described isvery simple and easy of operation. When it is desired to use thesupport, it is first placed in the position illustrated in Fig. 1 of thedrawings and rod 1 adjusted so as to bring the head-rest in a convenientposition for the person to be operated upon. The forehead of the personis then placed on the rest 6, which latter is covered with a towel ornapkin, after which the head is ready to be operated upon. In View ofthe fact that the operator is not required to support or assist insupporting the head the operation can be more thoroughly and quicklyperformed. From an examination of Fig. 1 it will be seen that theposition assu med by the person being operated upon is an easy one andmuch more comfortable than the position assumed when the head issupported in the usual manner. It will also be apparent that the clothesof the person being operated upon are less liable to be soiled or wetthan heretofore.

The entire device, with the exception of plug or stopper 6, may be madewholly orpartly of any suitable metal; but for ordinary purposes Iprefer to make the entire device, with the exception of plug or stopper5, of iron or brass, and when of the former the several parts thereofmay be nickeled or bronzed.

It is evident that changes in the construc tion and relative arrangementof 'the several.

parts might be made without departing from my invention, and hence Iwould have it unlower end of same and a curved head-rest secured to theupper end of said support.

4. A head-rest comprising telescopic sections, means for locking thesections against independent movement,ayielding waste-plug securedaround an enlarged head on one end of said standard and a curved rest onthe other end of said standard.

In testimony whereof I V have signed this specification in the presenceof two subscribing Witnesses.

RICHARD B. SLEE.

itnesses:

Ms. L. FALBEY, CHAS. W. DARE.

